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the big stories. when i was a journalist starting out 30 years ago, part of your job was to stop people seeing your front pages until it was on thenewsstand. now the front page is you're trng to finish it at 8:00 in the evening so you can get it on to the t.v. screens. that's the way you're marketing yourself. it's a complete changehich i find it very, very hard to adapt to. in that pursuit of big-impact journalism, some newspapers really have reached a point where anything will go. absolutely anything. and the one term i thi this guy, paul mcmullen who goes on the television the will say, look, we all did it, none of us thought it was wrong and the people that taught me did it as well. they have to make an impact and they'll stop at nothing to do it. >> rose: this is the guy that talked to hugh grant when hugh grant was secretly recording him. >> that's right. >> rose: catherine, what is the damage t newscorp and what is the damage to rupert murdoch? >> well, again... i mean, as just said, you could
the big stories. when i was a journalist starting out 30 years ago, part of your job was to stop people seeing your front pages until it was on thenewsstand. now the front page is you're trng to finish it at 8:00 in the evening so you can get it on to the t.v. screens. that's the way you're marketing yourself. it's a complete changehich i find it very, very hard to adapt to. in that pursuit of big-impact journalism, some newspapers really have reached a point where anything will go. absolutely...
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>> the big yachts? >> the big yachts! [everyone talking at once] >> don't you think this is more joe the plumber stuff he he says he wants to spread -- >> it's small -- small -- [everyone talking at once] >> small board demagoguery. >> i favor higher taxes on the rich, on the wealthy without question as part of this package. but if you can't get it for the reasons patted described, it's ridiculous to -- it's not going to go anywhere. >> for people like you and we want you to invest, we want you to invest in new properties. we want to you take risks. and -- maybe you can support t maybe you can't. some of you can't. but the 1 who take the risks are the one who have the money. and they do take the risk because of >>> the u.s. flag's colors d patterns are mimicked on walk shorts, bathing suits, even thongs. the supreme court decision texas versus johnson 22 years ago affirmed that even if you burn the flag or pour acid on the flag or deficate on the flag, it is not a misdemeanor and certainly knoll a felony therefore. it is
>> the big yachts? >> the big yachts! [everyone talking at once] >> don't you think this is more joe the plumber stuff he he says he wants to spread -- >> it's small -- small -- [everyone talking at once] >> small board demagoguery. >> i favor higher taxes on the rich, on the wealthy without question as part of this package. but if you can't get it for the reasons patted described, it's ridiculous to -- it's not going to go anywhere. >> for people like...
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there will be -- education will take big hits with the pell grants. to achieve the so-called cuts they are talking about would mean that a lot of people could be severely hurt. >> but we cannot sustain this level of debt forever. >> we cannot, but here is what is wrong -- we have to get control of the deficit, but we do not want to do anything on the revenue side. all of the pain is coming from the cuts. you are still leaving those tax cuts to the wealthy untouched, still living subsidies in for the oil companies untouched. everything to the poor folks and middle-class folks, they bear the brunt of it. >> met monday this week -- "my view is we should have a president who agrees to cut, cap, and balance the budget" -- mitt romney. >> he does not want to get too far out on a limb in the spirit in the grand bargain, there were revenue increases, closing loopholes that nobody wants to defend, except for grover norquist, who is having an incredible amount of power in this debate. there's a counter intuitive thing here. you have to spend some to get out of
there will be -- education will take big hits with the pell grants. to achieve the so-called cuts they are talking about would mean that a lot of people could be severely hurt. >> but we cannot sustain this level of debt forever. >> we cannot, but here is what is wrong -- we have to get control of the deficit, but we do not want to do anything on the revenue side. all of the pain is coming from the cuts. you are still leaving those tax cuts to the wealthy untouched, still living...
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gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion, dollars00 billion is the numbe" i've seen over 10 years. >> okay with reducing the budget? >> yes. >>worry you? china -- >> if we don't maintain a@ position of worl military superiority we won't be the number one in the@wod, check? >> if we let our economy down the toilet, we won't be number one in the world@either. and we cat afford this! >> we're not number one militaly in the world -- in @@ our -- in our circumstances. we will still -] @@not be the number one [everyone talki at once] worlds power? next 15 countries we'll still power. number one military [everyone talking at once]@@ >> nal power and counterinsurgency. that where you'll see the >> we center to maintain military superiority ove" everyone to be the worlds's number >>> issue four, brace for impact! ptain chelsea sullenberger visited the aviation museum in north carolina for the arrival of the u.s. airways plane that he p
gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion, dollars00 billion is the numbe" i've seen over 10 years. >> okay with reducing the budget? >> yes. >>worry you? china -- >> if we don't maintain a@ position of worl military superiority we won't be the number one in the@wod, check? >> if we let our economy down the toilet, we won't be number one in the...
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that's a big drop! why that big cleavage? >> that's a huge -- very good question, john. that's an e norming change. >> did we have problem with the commerce department. >> they try to make the job numbers look as good as possible when they come out. when they -- >> you mean when they're bad, they try to make them look good? >> as good as possible. when they do revisions they find out the assumptions they made were inaccurate. they estimate how many jobs are created by companies that started. they estimate a certain number of startups, then they find out, guess what, they didn't have that number of startups. it's a statistical effort to make this, and they have overstated -- >> who is controlling their efforts to do that? is that just the instincts of federal workers? [everyone talking at once] >> they're bureaucrats, they're professionals and they are doing the best they can. this is no more a conspiracy than the media extra that you seem to think -- >>> know, this is politics! and it's not heal fum for his re-election. so a call comes from the white house. you can use a
that's a big drop! why that big cleavage? >> that's a huge -- very good question, john. that's an e norming change. >> did we have problem with the commerce department. >> they try to make the job numbers look as good as possible when they come out. when they -- >> you mean when they're bad, they try to make them look good? >> as good as possible. when they do revisions they find out the assumptions they made were inaccurate. they estimate how many jobs are created...
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we're talking big money. and doing something on social security and medicaid. it could all easily collapse, but for the first time, you have the leader of the country and a principal legislators at least looking at the possibility of doing the right thing. >> but the leader of the country has to lead. he has not yet. even though we have had the rumors and leaks that he is prepared to look at and to discuss, that is language he has used for two -- "i am happy to discuss --" is that the discussion time. it is crunch time. why have we not heard one proposal from the president? what are you going to do on medicare? >> it is such a certain argument we are having here brought some of us, a few of us, one of us maybe -- [laughter] has an idea that i-he would come to this, -- the idea that he would come to this, "come into my parlor, said the spider to fly." the republicans had their heads handed to them politically -- i am not saying they are substantively wrong -- they tidies debt reductions -- to the reductions -- tied it these debt reductions to the debt limit. i d
we're talking big money. and doing something on social security and medicaid. it could all easily collapse, but for the first time, you have the leader of the country and a principal legislators at least looking at the possibility of doing the right thing. >> but the leader of the country has to lead. he has not yet. even though we have had the rumors and leaks that he is prepared to look at and to discuss, that is language he has used for two -- "i am happy to discuss --" is...
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they were going to go for the big deal. it was boehner, unfortunately, who could not get past his own caucus, could not get past his own majority leader, who was playing to the base. they have people in the house of representatives who do not believe anything will happen if the debt ceiling is increased. that is the yahoo mentality, and they are dealing with it. by my colleague is trying to make a point about how you have a completed, compliant, growth accepting every leak out of the white house here we have been told that the president is prepared to make cuts in entitlements. name me one. >> jobs. a completed, compliant, supine press. i love that. >> i've got other additives, but we are short on time. >> the other day, abc news position cameras all around the country, and they call them soapboxes cameras. they invited people to say what they had to say about the debt ceiling. we put one of the month at the beginning of the program. people are very upset, even if they do not quite understand what the debt ceiling is. do we
they were going to go for the big deal. it was boehner, unfortunately, who could not get past his own caucus, could not get past his own majority leader, who was playing to the base. they have people in the house of representatives who do not believe anything will happen if the debt ceiling is increased. that is the yahoo mentality, and they are dealing with it. by my colleague is trying to make a point about how you have a completed, compliant, growth accepting every leak out of the white...
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that's a big jump. when your kid goes high school, he is entering an entirely different world and if you're a parent, you have to be engaged with your kid during that transition. >> what would you council parents with regard to allowing their children to attend parties put on by teens of their age at other snoms. >> i council parents to call-up the other home and say, are you going to be there? are you parents going to be there are you going to watch what is going to? and be there? i mean be there. but these parents are so out of touch. john, one of the things, 80% of the parents we surveyed said that neither alcohol nor marijuana was available at the parties their teens went to. 50% of the teens issues these are the teens of this these parents said critical and marijuana are available. readily available. they don't know what's going on or don't want to know. >> your survey terms age 17 a time of route rude awakening. why do you say that? >> because by 17 you're almost certain to be offered drugs. we we
that's a big jump. when your kid goes high school, he is entering an entirely different world and if you're a parent, you have to be engaged with your kid during that transition. >> what would you council parents with regard to allowing their children to attend parties put on by teens of their age at other snoms. >> i council parents to call-up the other home and say, are you going to be there? are you parents going to be there are you going to watch what is going to? and be there?...
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he chose to go big in a lot of different ways. and perhaps that was necessary as he has said, but it also set off a big backlash. we've been living with the consequences of that ever since. in part he did what he did without any republican support, because they made a calculate political decision tt opposition to obama was in fact the best course for them politically. so as jerry wrote today, the role of government is at the heart of the debate in this country about who we are as a people. but the hyper-partisanship has left us in a position where we can't easily deal with that, even if people of gowill want to do that. >> rose: the 28 election was ara and size of government? >> 2010 was. >> rose: 2010.yes, up to a poi,i think where the republicans may be overinterpreting is 2010 was also a referendum on the unhappiness of the american people about the state of the economy, and that is not entirely different from the role of government and the size of government, but it's not the same thing. it doesn't necessarily lead to the same
he chose to go big in a lot of different ways. and perhaps that was necessary as he has said, but it also set off a big backlash. we've been living with the consequences of that ever since. in part he did what he did without any republican support, because they made a calculate political decision tt opposition to obama was in fact the best course for them politically. so as jerry wrote today, the role of government is at the heart of the debate in this country about who we are as a people. but...
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i really think the government's too big. i think we're outside the bounds of the enumerated powers and i think the problem is too big government we need to put it on a very strict atkins' style diet and lose about six or eight inches in its waistband. but i don't agree with him when it comes to tax expenditures that are stupid and calling that a tax increase if you take away the direct payments to somebody to get the todo something they already have todo. so in philosophy i agree, we need a smaller government, a more limited government, a more effective vernment, but i think the idea of somebody outside of congress telling us what our tax policy would be is ludicrous. >> rose: (laughs) this is what... i should make a point that we invited senator durbin and senator conrad tonight as well a they'll appear hopefully later this week. this is what david brooks said, as you well know. "if the republican party were a normal party it would take advantage of this amazing moment. it is being offered trillions of dollars in spending c
i really think the government's too big. i think we're outside the bounds of the enumerated powers and i think the problem is too big government we need to put it on a very strict atkins' style diet and lose about six or eight inches in its waistband. but i don't agree with him when it comes to tax expenditures that are stupid and calling that a tax increase if you take away the direct payments to somebody to get the todo something they already have todo. so in philosophy i agree, we need a...
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>> his reputation has taken a big hit this week, no doubt about that. the momentum is shifting from the house, led by the republicans, to the senate, led by the democrats. they are drafting their own legislation, trying to push that through. i have outlined a plan to push that through, including a 1:00 a.m. morning's vote on sunday. you cannot really trust that confirmation at the moment until it has happened. as for the president, he is on the sidelines at the moment. many people are criticizing him, not doing enough. work. this whole thing is not making anybody look good. >> and not giving people much time to sleep. we know where you will be sunday morning at 1:00. thank you. >>> wow, they will be burning the the night oil. >> let's turn to corporate news. german companies reporting strong earnings. continental has raised its full- year sales forecast after profits doubled, 700 million euros and for six months. long-term prospects are good because the german government wants to see 1 million electric cars on the road by 2020. the traditional car compa
>> his reputation has taken a big hit this week, no doubt about that. the momentum is shifting from the house, led by the republicans, to the senate, led by the democrats. they are drafting their own legislation, trying to push that through. i have outlined a plan to push that through, including a 1:00 a.m. morning's vote on sunday. you cannot really trust that confirmation at the moment until it has happened. as for the president, he is on the sidelines at the moment. many people are...
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too much liquidity, too big deficits, too much inflation. the kind of stagation that came at the end of jimmy carter's presidency. others areoncerned about t mistakes of the late 1930's or the mistakes japan made in the 1990's of an economy tt simply stalls out because there ist enough demand. and even with the zero interest rate,removing that barrier to investment just never fully takes off. and my judgment for the first time in my professional lifetime is that for the united states, the much greater risk is on the side of making the mistake that japan made. >> chaie: not to do enough. >> not to do, not to do enough. and i think the people who a fighti the war of the late 1970's are with the best of intentions and with a legitimate concern by pvileging that concern are putting future prosperity at risk. >> charlie: how do you create demand? i know thebig picture. you use the government to promote policies. what are the policies to get people to demand me procts so companies can make more products and hire more people and use capital to buil
too much liquidity, too big deficits, too much inflation. the kind of stagation that came at the end of jimmy carter's presidency. others areoncerned about t mistakes of the late 1930's or the mistakes japan made in the 1990's of an economy tt simply stalls out because there ist enough demand. and even with the zero interest rate,removing that barrier to investment just never fully takes off. and my judgment for the first time in my professional lifetime is that for the united states, the much...
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there is a big income divide. affluent republicans say it is more important to reduce the deficit but poorer republicans, middle class and lower middle class republicans say no, no, protect our benefits. >> woodruff: and are these attitudes, andy, that have changed over time with all the attention that's now being give tone the size of the debt and the urgency of the problem. >> you know,people are willing to do a lot of things to reduce this deficit. the concern is at an all-time high but when it comes to entitlements, there's no movement. it really is rock solid when we see 2 to 1 margins. >> and again entitlements meaning social security. >> and even medicaid, having states raise -- make it -- reduce eligibility for medicaid, not 2 to 1 but a solid majority say no let's not do that. >> woodruff: naftali -- with public opinion aside, what sort of divide or is there one among the leadership in the democratic or republican parties between the rank and file. >> i think that is one of the most interesting dynamics w
there is a big income divide. affluent republicans say it is more important to reduce the deficit but poorer republicans, middle class and lower middle class republicans say no, no, protect our benefits. >> woodruff: and are these attitudes, andy, that have changed over time with all the attention that's now being give tone the size of the debt and the urgency of the problem. >> you know,people are willing to do a lot of things to reduce this deficit. the concern is at an all-time...
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it's a big game. game, creepy, creepy, little game. >> judgmental. at the end of the night do i ask hem to come home with me. >> no, you tell them. they have no choice and they are so overjoyed to have had the opportunity to make sweet sweet love to you. oh, my god, you did. you miagi'd me. >> charlie: tell us about ryan gossling. >> he's obviously a great actor but i met with him for this part. i had a three-hour meeting and he became a friend of mine. >> charlie: the conversation was whether i would hire you for my movie. >> it's weird when you put it that way. but yeah he was somebody we were interested in playing the role and actually we worked togeth and i forgotten about this when i was a young teen we did a pilot together and didn't have scenes but we had worked together many many years before and he reminded me of that fact and he's just a good guy. he's vy very sweet and very kind with a huge heart and funny. that's what's going to surprise people. here's this guy that you know of as a very intense leading man and he is a great advisor in th
it's a big game. game, creepy, creepy, little game. >> judgmental. at the end of the night do i ask hem to come home with me. >> no, you tell them. they have no choice and they are so overjoyed to have had the opportunity to make sweet sweet love to you. oh, my god, you did. you miagi'd me. >> charlie: tell us about ryan gossling. >> he's obviously a great actor but i met with him for this part. i had a three-hour meeting and he became a friend of mine. >> charlie:...
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. >> it shot a big hole into the company's results. it will years ago, the ceo and russian prime minister agreed to a partnership with the russian state energy concern. the partnership explicitly forbidden under an agreement with the former french joint venture partner. in may, an arbitration panel ordered siemens to pay damages. another big setback came from the company's health-care operations. the invested heavily in new particle beam therapy to treat cancer. now, it has taken a charge after reevaluating the commercial feasibility of the new technology. the company's other main areas -- heavy machinery and rail transport -- remain strong, but russia says that risks in the global economic outlook are increasing. siemens is already feeling the pressure of increased competition in the wind turbine market. >> the u.s. debt crisis is still unresolved. greece is still struggling with its spiraling debt, and concerns about rome's ability to cut its sovereign debt. italy's borrowing costs soared to almost 6%. the auction was conducted in ab
. >> it shot a big hole into the company's results. it will years ago, the ceo and russian prime minister agreed to a partnership with the russian state energy concern. the partnership explicitly forbidden under an agreement with the former french joint venture partner. in may, an arbitration panel ordered siemens to pay damages. another big setback came from the company's health-care operations. the invested heavily in new particle beam therapy to treat cancer. now, it has taken a charge...
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and this going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed at how different washington d.c. operated than every other business in america. where most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means. in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. well, i've got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested businesses as usual. he had ner routine increase in the national debt, but we in the house said not so fast. here was a president asking for the largest debt increase in american history on the heels of the largest spending binge in american history. and here's what we got for that massive spending binge. a new health-care bill that most americans never asked for. a stimulus bill that's more effective in producing material for late night comedians than it was in producing jobs. and a national debt that has gotten so out of hand it sparked a crisis without preced
and this going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed at how different washington d.c. operated than every other business in america. where most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means. in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. well, i've got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested...
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there are two big reasons for that. one was in the united states, we were very far behind medically. most american doctors never went to medical school and trained under doctors who never been to medicalchool. but they weresocial stigmas that we of e utmost barrier. one wa most american women would have preferred to diehan to have a man, a doctor examine their body and as a consequence, many american women di. the second thing was that cadavers were either hard to get or frowned upon in use for dissecting frowned upon pie society and they were expensive. you got them on the black market. most medical students never got chance to dissect a dead body take apart an arm or leg. in paris there was no problem about that. so they're dissecting bodies was a huge part of their medical education in paris. and they made the rounds with doctors examining female patients no less than male patients. >> charlie: i've always been fascinated by the idea of first adams, jefferson and anklin. of those three, is it automatic that jefferson
there are two big reasons for that. one was in the united states, we were very far behind medically. most american doctors never went to medical school and trained under doctors who never been to medicalchool. but they weresocial stigmas that we of e utmost barrier. one wa most american women would have preferred to diehan to have a man, a doctor examine their body and as a consequence, many american women di. the second thing was that cadavers were either hard to get or frowned upon in use for...
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you know, and it sounds like what is the big difference. but it really needed a specific, for me to understand that real new york vibe, that is what i was going for. >> yet known reason why i should direct a movie. >> i think so too. >> as soon as i write a script as soon as i get out of here ari will call me and say where's the script. >> the plan is to do a movie. >> rose: i think should come at this table. >> i would love you on a show, a movie it would be great. >> it would up our street cred. >> rose: thank you. great to see you genz. >> thank you very much. >> fundi for charlie rose has been provided by the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. >> and american express. additional fund funding provided by these funders.
you know, and it sounds like what is the big difference. but it really needed a specific, for me to understand that real new york vibe, that is what i was going for. >> yet known reason why i should direct a movie. >> i think so too. >> as soon as i write a script as soon as i get out of here ari will call me and say where's the script. >> the plan is to do a movie. >> rose: i think should come at this table. >> i would love you on a show, a movie it would be...
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but the other really big issue, of course, is that the u.k. has greece and ireland sitting on its doorsteps and that caused quite a psychological shock t just for politicians but voters too. >> rose: bill, wt dow make of the fact that eight out of 93 failed. >> and there are small banks in greece and spain. but you know, what it reflects, really, is the lack of capitol within your. >>o land itself or at lea a lack of capital balance. euroland actually has less debt to gdp than the united states. the problem is t balance. it's the south versus the north. and it's like comparing it to a rowboat with too many passengers on one side or the other. and it tips. what's required really is some type of rebalancing, some type of effort from a central bank le the ecb or some type of fiscal policy from what is known as the esff to basically get funds from one untry to the other. and of course the political ramifications and problems in doing that have been the problem to this day. >> the problems in euroland as john says may have actually helped the u.s.
but the other really big issue, of course, is that the u.k. has greece and ireland sitting on its doorsteps and that caused quite a psychological shock t just for politicians but voters too. >> rose: bill, wt dow make of the fact that eight out of 93 failed. >> and there are small banks in greece and spain. but you know, what it reflects, really, is the lack of capitol within your. >>o land itself or at lea a lack of capital balance. euroland actually has less debt to gdp than...
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that's the big question. but you askd probably the most the smartest question which is even if that's the case, even if we get downgraded, will people stop buying treasurys? on a relative basis, we may still look like not a bad debt at least. >> but the problem in that scenario is that the cost to the government of getting money, of the price you have to pay in interest to get the money that you need will go up. if we're talking about a problem that is rooted in a deficit, a federal deficit that has grown dramatically in the last few years, you're now going to make that worse by making borrowing costs for the government higher. the irony is if the net result of trying to deal with the deficit will be to make borrowing costs higher so that the deficit becomes bigger rather than smaller over time, everybody will have shot themselves in the foot. >> starting with you, jerry, do you see much going on behind the scenes, contingency plans, you know, what-ifs? especially here in washington? you start with washington
that's the big question. but you askd probably the most the smartest question which is even if that's the case, even if we get downgraded, will people stop buying treasurys? on a relative basis, we may still look like not a bad debt at least. >> but the problem in that scenario is that the cost to the government of getting money, of the price you have to pay in interest to get the money that you need will go up. if we're talking about a problem that is rooted in a deficit, a federal...
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the company became a pioneer of the big-box bookseller concept. at its peak in 2003, borders had more than 1,200 stores around the country, each with thousands of new titles. the company says a host of factors led to its demise, including the turbulent economy; the move away from brick and mortar stores to online retailers and the rise of e- readers, like the kindle, ipad, and nook. more on this story now from annie lowery, who's followed it as a business writer for the online magazine "slate." welcome to you. >> thank you. >> brown: now part of this is, of course, about larger trends of the internet's impact on the book business. but borders also made its own mistakes, i guess, along the way. >> absolutely. >> brown: what happened? >> it's not an easy climate for any retail business or for anybody selling books, obviously. but borders made some strategic mistakes. first and foremost they had a very, very tennuous relationship with the internet. they actually outsourced the sale of a lot of their books on-line from 2001 to 2008 to amazon. and on t
the company became a pioneer of the big-box bookseller concept. at its peak in 2003, borders had more than 1,200 stores around the country, each with thousands of new titles. the company says a host of factors led to its demise, including the turbulent economy; the move away from brick and mortar stores to online retailers and the rise of e- readers, like the kindle, ipad, and nook. more on this story now from annie lowery, who's followed it as a business writer for the online magazine...
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i think-my sen is that frankly theyould have a better chance of passing the bill deal, a big $4 illion deal that would significantly cut spending but also include some tax revenue increases. that's, i think... as tough as it would be far to pass the house, i think idea of just giving the president the authority but getting political points to store in return is not going to fly with the republicans in the house. the only way it passes in the house i believe is if there is a vast majority of democrats to go along with it and a slice of republicans. but, look, y heard the speaker last week say this whole situation is like a rubik's cube. any time you kind of dial up the spending cuts, you're going to start losing democrats. any time you di up anything portrayed as a tax increase, even if it's not increasing tax rates,obods talngbout that right now. anything that looks like it's increasing tax revenues at all you start losing republicans. >> rose: so is th idea of the president's desire far grand bargain and speaker boehner at one time hoping for a grand bargain, is that dead or does... t
i think-my sen is that frankly theyould have a better chance of passing the bill deal, a big $4 illion deal that would significantly cut spending but also include some tax revenue increases. that's, i think... as tough as it would be far to pass the house, i think idea of just giving the president the authority but getting political points to store in return is not going to fly with the republicans in the house. the only way it passes in the house i believe is if there is a vast majority of...
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. >> what i've tried to emphasize is we have a unique opportunity to do something big. >> suarez: but after five straight days of talks with congressional leaders, president obama conceded today something big remains elusive. >> we are obviously running out of time. and so what i've said to the members of congress is that you need, over the next 24 to 36 hours, to give me some sense of what your plan is to get the debt ceiling raised through if they show me a serious plan, i'm ready to move, even if it requires some tough decisions on my part. >> suarez: the president had previously insisted on extending the debt ceiling through 2012 past next year's election. but after thursday's talks, he settled for asking congressional leaders to review three options with their members. the first-- the so-called "grand bargain" that mr. obama favors-- would cut deficits by about $4 trillion dollars, including spending cuts and new tax revenues. a medium-range plan would aim to reduce the deficit by about half that amount. the smallest option would cut betwn $1 trillion and $1.5 trillion dollars wi
. >> what i've tried to emphasize is we have a unique opportunity to do something big. >> suarez: but after five straight days of talks with congressional leaders, president obama conceded today something big remains elusive. >> we are obviously running out of time. and so what i've said to the members of congress is that you need, over the next 24 to 36 hours, to give me some sense of what your plan is to get the debt ceiling raised through if they show me a serious plan, i'm...
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getting his tradpain treated properly has made a big difference for both of them. >> his mood has changed. i never knew how he would be hour.our to ou >> the study today is prompting experts to urge doctors everywhere to consider whether a simple painkillers may be a better solution. ♪ >> in haiti, it has been a year and have since the devastating earthquake killed more than 250,000 people and destroyed the capital. 600,000 people still live in settlement camps. many face a daily struggle for survival. he tells the story in his new book. for three decades, he has worked to help the people of the island nation. he recently joined me from new york to discuss their current plight. thank you for joining us. you have been a champion for haiti for many years, long before the earthquake happened. you describe in your latest book the resilience and suffering of the people. what is the situation now a? what should be happening? >> the situation in haiti remains difficult. we're in the midst of and maybe in the early stages of a cholera epidemic. it is related to the earthquake and destruction of
getting his tradpain treated properly has made a big difference for both of them. >> his mood has changed. i never knew how he would be hour.our to ou >> the study today is prompting experts to urge doctors everywhere to consider whether a simple painkillers may be a better solution. ♪ >> in haiti, it has been a year and have since the devastating earthquake killed more than 250,000 people and destroyed the capital. 600,000 people still live in settlement camps. many face a...
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workers, 600,000 of the big three. in 2004 it was 230,000, to today it's 111,00. they've suffered enormous reductions and hundreds of thousands of workers have taken buyouts in the last few years. so the companies are bringing more cars online. they can use... they can dangle more jobs and more products and more employment to the u.a.w. as a concession because they don't want to increase their hourly wage rate because they're still paying more on average than their foreign competitors. >> brown: but for the union it's in a sense fighting for some relevancy here, i guess, right? >> well, survival basically. there's two things the union needs to do. they need to get a contract that their members will accept. they also have to send a message to the foreign companies. they have been trying desperately to organize the transplants. toyota, honda, nissan, and, frankly, they've had no success. and they've tried this for decades and the new waub president bob king has made this a goal. if they don't organize the transplants they are forever going to be sort of sliding down
workers, 600,000 of the big three. in 2004 it was 230,000, to today it's 111,00. they've suffered enormous reductions and hundreds of thousands of workers have taken buyouts in the last few years. so the companies are bringing more cars online. they can use... they can dangle more jobs and more products and more employment to the u.a.w. as a concession because they don't want to increase their hourly wage rate because they're still paying more on average than their foreign competitors. >>...
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he's calling for a big, big compromise at this point. but let me ask you about what bipartisan folks like bowles, alan simpson, the center for responsible federal budget. i mean they're saying there's simply no way to get at this huge $14 trillion debt just on the spending side, that you have to go after revenues to get to that number. >> i think there's really two parts to that, judy. one is to reduce the overall business tax rate hopefully to make us more competitive globally. as i read president clinton reiterated today just makes sense if it's cheaper to do business here in the united stat, then jobs will be created here. if it's cheaper to keep that cash and to create jobs abroad, that's what businesses will do because it makes economic sense. but again i think the last thing i would think you would want to do when the recovery is is so anemic and when the private sector is sort of sitting on the side lines because they don't know what the costs of doing business are going to be, tax rates, regulatory policy, that i think we need to
he's calling for a big, big compromise at this point. but let me ask you about what bipartisan folks like bowles, alan simpson, the center for responsible federal budget. i mean they're saying there's simply no way to get at this huge $14 trillion debt just on the spending side, that you have to go after revenues to get to that number. >> i think there's really two parts to that, judy. one is to reduce the overall business tax rate hopefully to make us more competitive globally. as i read...
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there's a big gap between leaders and voters. so the long-term potential of social media is to bridge that gap, to draw leaders so they can listen to people and give ordinary people a chance to engage people and explain. >> brown: limitations and all that you talked about. >> absolutely. >> brown: darrell west, andrew rasiej, cecilia kang, thank you very much. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": high stakes deficit negotiations; budget woes in minnesota; the massive cheating scandal in atlanta's schools; southern sudan prepares for independence and the roger clemens perjury trial. but first, with the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: president obama announced today he'll begin sending condence letters to families of soldiers who commit suicide in combat zones. the decision reversed a policy that been in place for years. military suicides have risen during the long-running wars in iraq and afghanistan. in his statement today, the president said, "these americans served our nation bravely. they
there's a big gap between leaders and voters. so the long-term potential of social media is to bridge that gap, to draw leaders so they can listen to people and give ordinary people a chance to engage people and explain. >> brown: limitations and all that you talked about. >> absolutely. >> brown: darrell west, andrew rasiej, cecilia kang, thank you very much. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": high stakes deficit negotiations; budget woes in minnesota;...
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so i think the president took a big risk. maybe we will see his tone as he is giving it to them, angry, treating them like children. but a lot of people will take a look at it and say there's some arrogance and self-superiority there. >> rooney: . >> lehrer: well, it's 6:36 as we're speaking eastern time and the president's still speaking. in the white house briefing room. but he says, mark, that he's going to-- he called the bipartisan congressional leadership to the white house tomorrow, saturday for a meeting. but boehner says he's not negotiating, what's going on? that's what i am trying to get. we don't know. >> well, john boehner said he himself was going to now negotiate with the leaders of the senate. and to try and come up with something. that was in his statement. so but the president did say, not to come from me, he said be at the white house tomorrow morning at 11:00 and come up with a solution. it's up to you. i know the best of my knowledge harry reid and mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi have not been-- or citiz
so i think the president took a big risk. maybe we will see his tone as he is giving it to them, angry, treating them like children. but a lot of people will take a look at it and say there's some arrogance and self-superiority there. >> rooney: . >> lehrer: well, it's 6:36 as we're speaking eastern time and the president's still speaking. in the white house briefing room. but he says, mark, that he's going to-- he called the bipartisan congressional leadership to the white house...
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. >> that money could make a big differen to a lot of people. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it was decision day in the house of representatives today as speaker john boehner faced a key test of his leadership, four days before the u.s. government could face default. "newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> reporter: house republicans pushed forward with a vote today on the speaker's plan, even as the measure faced a white house veto threat and a firm wall of opposition in the democratic- controlled senate. boehner's plan would cut the deficit by $917 billion over the next decade by capping the budgets of federal agencies. the proposal would also raise the debt ceiling by $900 billion enough to allow the government t
. >> that money could make a big differen to a lot of people. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it was decision day in the house of...
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logs, hostile newspapers in new york and london who compete with the guardian and the neyork times ran big stories saying, "we've been on the wikileaks web site. we found material which could get people killed." and that had a very damaging political impact on the way that the story played out. and also, within wikileaks, where julian's colleagues were horrified that their web site was carrying this material, and very angry that it was carrying that material and they'd never been told. >> smith: the question of harm minimization-- you came in for a lot of criticism of that-- that you were, in your initial conversations, not concerned. >> that's absolutely false and this is a typical rhetorical trick... >> smith: why... why does this keep coming up, why are there people out there that are saying that you didn't care if informants were killed? but you reject the idea or the allegation... >> we are completely... completely... >> smith: ...that you... that you ever resisted, that you were into just releasing the names? >> it's completely false. we have a harm minimization procedure. a harm min
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>> well, you know, this is a big advocate for the victim. and a lot of victims don't have such an advocate. but frankly for the prosecutor, he's in a tough place. because even if he personally believes his victim, he has to keep in mind, can i prove it beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury given who this defendant is. and so what the victim's lawyer is saying, you know what, don't be a cow ard about this. maybe she lied, but we think the jury will still believe her. and i think the prosecutor is saying if she lied under oath to a grand jury, given the quality of the defense lawyer he has, i don't want to see what's going to happen during this trial. >> brown: so laurie levenson, what happens over the next month or so in the prosecutor's office, what are you -- from your experience, what do you think they're doing now? >> well, after they got over the initial panic i think what they are doing is tracking down every statement she made, seeing if they can corroborate her story as much as possible, seeing under what conditions she might have mad
>> well, you know, this is a big advocate for the victim. and a lot of victims don't have such an advocate. but frankly for the prosecutor, he's in a tough place. because even if he personally believes his victim, he has to keep in mind, can i prove it beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury given who this defendant is. and so what the victim's lawyer is saying, you know what, don't be a cow ard about this. maybe she lied, but we think the jury will still believe her. and i think the...
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. >> i think it's got to work on a big scale. and i think it's got to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're investing millions in solar and biofuel technology to make it work. >> we've got to get on this now. >> right now. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the firestorm over phone hacking in britain put media magnate rupert murdoch on the hot seat today before a committee of parliament. along with his son and a former top executive, murdoch faced close questioning, and a closer encounter with a pie plate. outside, the sidewalks were crowded with protesters against the murdochs and their newspapers, and british prime minister david cameron. inside, rupert
. >> i think it's got to work on a big scale. and i think it's got to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're investing millions in solar and biofuel technology to make it work. >> we've got to get on this now. >> right now. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and...
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province along with another guy who was also close to the president, this is cumulatively speaking, it's a big blow for the karzai administration. you know, it'sçç confidant, relatives, high-level aides going back into april some of them are being killed. but more than who is doing it or who it's happening to, i would put it altogether by saying it's a real danger for the stability of the government and it makes it seem as if as the americans and nato begin to pull out, it's really not clear who is in control. it's really not clear where these chips are going to fall. >> you wrote aboutç that ioç oe of the recent pieces for the post that the tenor of kabul is changing. people seem to be preparing for that day when the last u.s. troops are out of there and trying to figure out where the power is going to be. >> exactly. people are very nervous and scared. the last time a super power was involved in afghanistan and suddenly left, which was of course the soviet union in 1989, it wasn't long after that that civil wary rupted which was incredibly vicious and destructive and destroyed much of
province along with another guy who was also close to the president, this is cumulatively speaking, it's a big blow for the karzai administration. you know, it'sçç confidant, relatives, high-level aides going back into april some of them are being killed. but more than who is doing it or who it's happening to, i would put it altogether by saying it's a real danger for the stability of the government and it makes it seem as if as the americans and nato begin to pull out, it's really not...
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we have a big show tomorrow. on the show, senate budget committee chairman kent conrad and congressman tom price from the budget committee, and former white house deputy press secretary bill burton and the new york times business reporter andrew sorkin and lawrence o'donnell host of "last word with lawrence o'donnell" on msnbc, and my colleague tamron hall is off today, and thomas roberts is standing in for her. >> we are following the latest at the white house where lawmakers are trying to come to a compromise. now in order to prevent default which is seven days away, what happens if america's credit rating is ultimately downgraded. >>> and david wu says he is resigning from office amid a sex scandal, but not immediately, and we will have details on "newsnation" up next. 3q double shift... i need a break. he needs some gellin'. yeahhhhhhh. gellin' is like having a teeny tiny foot masseuse in your shoe. you like ? nice ! dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. outrageous comfort, all-day long. but afraid you can't af
we have a big show tomorrow. on the show, senate budget committee chairman kent conrad and congressman tom price from the budget committee, and former white house deputy press secretary bill burton and the new york times business reporter andrew sorkin and lawrence o'donnell host of "last word with lawrence o'donnell" on msnbc, and my colleague tamron hall is off today, and thomas roberts is standing in for her. >> we are following the latest at the white house where lawmakers...
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getting his pain treated properly has made a big difference to both of them. >> his mood would change so quickly. never knew how he was going to be from -- not from day to day, but hour to hour. >> at this home they worked very hard to try to find alternatives to treating patients with antipsychotic drugs. today's story is prompting experts for doctors everywhere to speak much more carefully about whether so-called painkillers can be a better solution instead. jane hughes, bbc news. >> now in haiti it's been a year and a half since a devastating earth quake droyed the capital. 70,000 still live in camps and many face a daily struggle for survival. dr. paul farm are tells the story in his book "tatey after the earthquake." for decades he's worked to help the people from the island nation and recently discussed me to discuss their plight. doctor, thank you very much for joining us. you have been a champion for haiti for many years, long before the earthquake happened. and you described in your latest book the resilience and the suffering of the people there. what's the situation now and
getting his pain treated properly has made a big difference to both of them. >> his mood would change so quickly. never knew how he was going to be from -- not from day to day, but hour to hour. >> at this home they worked very hard to try to find alternatives to treating patients with antipsychotic drugs. today's story is prompting experts for doctors everywhere to speak much more carefully about whether so-called painkillers can be a better solution instead. jane hughes, bbc news....
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they're worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. after days of nothing, the insurgents are getting attacked from all sides. >> come on, hustle up. >> reporter: they use mortars first, aiming fortal ban talibae hills. but the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: they arrange cover from heavy machine guns. but the bullets are too close. locals scatter. just before huge american fire power has the last word. four massive air strikes across the hills and then the taliban fall silent. america knew why it came here, but isn't sure why it's staying. >> can we get like a police call for like cigarette butts? >> absolutely. >> reporter: ten minutes later, jets swoop into strafe the hills. a show of force for the taliban are now either gone or dead, at least five killed by the soldiers count. the next morning, it starts again. mortars and rocket propelled grenades pound the base. for a second time in just 15 hours, the place is under attack. much heavier this time and it appears they've taken casualties. more air s
they're worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. after days of nothing, the insurgents are getting attacked from all sides. >> come on, hustle up. >> reporter: they use mortars first, aiming fortal ban talibae hills. but the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: they arrange cover from heavy machine guns. but the bullets are too close. locals scatter. just before huge american fire power has the last word. four massive air strikes...
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. >> reporter: we know who did what and how courageous it sounds but the big question is what caused father and dotter to end up that bottom of the pool, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> pg&e is scheduled to remove a old gas line connected to the line that exploded introns san in san bruno. the california pu uc -- orders the removal. >> we will remove it over the next couple of days. >>> as the clock ticks closer to august 2 the two sides in the debt ceiling debate remain sharply divided. >> speaker of the house john boehner rallies support for his plan, would raise the debt ceiling for six months. the white house and democrats are endorsing a proposal from harry reid. >> we have 5 days remaining till a few republicans try our economy off a cliff. >> towards the future. we will pass this plan to cut spending and avoid greater economic stress on this country because it is the right thing to do. >> some house members are on board with the john boehner plan. a final vote isn't expected till later in the day. >>> out and protesters weigh in on the debate on circumcisio
. >> reporter: we know who did what and how courageous it sounds but the big question is what caused father and dotter to end up that bottom of the pool, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> pg&e is scheduled to remove a old gas line connected to the line that exploded introns san in san bruno. the california pu uc -- orders the removal. >> we will remove it over the next couple of days. >>> as the clock ticks closer to august 2 the two...
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[applause] >> i know there's a big debate. we frequently at the smithsonian get letters from people telling us either we are totally right or totally wrong, and we never say anything about it so whether george washington said so help me god, and, you know, how many people were close enough to hear at the time and have you got a record from them? >> to be clear the constitution does not include it. that language is not in the constitution, and george washington almost certainly did not say so help me god, no only is there no evidence, but there's a minister who is present and writing about the inauguration and later becomes washington's great christian defender, arguing what a great christian washington is. if anybody was going to say washington said this, this person would have said this, and he doesn't. he almost certainly didn't say it. oath on the bible, absolutely, that's been since 12 century centuries land, but what the -- england, but what the change is is that you don't have to. you know, i don't have a problem taking
[applause] >> i know there's a big debate. we frequently at the smithsonian get letters from people telling us either we are totally right or totally wrong, and we never say anything about it so whether george washington said so help me god, and, you know, how many people were close enough to hear at the time and have you got a record from them? >> to be clear the constitution does not include it. that language is not in the constitution, and george washington almost certainly did...
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which right now is a big assumption. >> big assumption. >> huge. >> a lot of fuddy-duddy math. >> still not getting serious. >> i went away from fuzzy. >> all fuzzied up? is that like, fuddy-duddy? >> yes. >> moving beyond the 2000 election. so -- all right. >> you know -- are you surprised they don't have a deal today? because i actually, really -- i mean, i really thought -- >> i would be shocked if they don't have a deal in the next two or three days. i -- again, republican freshmen may have a big ideological difference with barack obama and his world view. it is no more -- the divide is no greater than ronald reagan's was with tip o'neill in 1983, when they sat down, and did a deal. the same with newt gingrich and bill clinton in the 1990s. i mean, yes. you differ with barack obama and the democrats, but -- you get the bill. >> usually you're good at seeing someone's angle. what's the angle? >> i see the angle. these republicans believe this is their only opportunity to -- >> are they so stuck to their -- >> do you want knee answer -- >> that they cannot even think outsided box for
which right now is a big assumption. >> big assumption. >> huge. >> a lot of fuddy-duddy math. >> still not getting serious. >> i went away from fuzzy. >> all fuzzied up? is that like, fuddy-duddy? >> yes. >> moving beyond the 2000 election. so -- all right. >> you know -- are you surprised they don't have a deal today? because i actually, really -- i mean, i really thought -- >> i would be shocked if they don't have a deal in the next...